MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in POP3 and IMAP servers in the MERCUR mail server suite allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
Published Mar 22, 2000
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.43%
Description
Buffer overflow in POP3 and IMAP servers in the MERCUR mail server suite allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 3.20.01
- 3.2
- 3.20.01
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.43% 0.08428
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08428
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.43% (0.08428) | 94.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.43% (0.08428) | 94.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.10% (0.06100) | 90.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.17% (0.03175) | 91.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.17% (0.03175) | 89.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/current/0137.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/current/0206.html mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1051 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/current/0137.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/current/0206.html | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1051 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 22, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 22, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0198
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a